SES-6

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SES-6 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 39172

Int'l Code: 2013-026A

Launch date: June 3, 2013
Source: SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DES SATELLITES (SES)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

SES-6 will be used to replace the aging NSS 806 spacecraft at 40.5 degrees West longitude. Originally launched by an Atlas 2AS rocket in February 1998 under the name Intelsat 806, this particular satellite is being targeted for replacement by SES 6 to significantly expand capacity over North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Atlantic Ocean region. The craft's C-band package adds high-power capacity to cable TV distributors in Americas and Europe to relay more channels. The Ku-band transponders will be used for direct-to-home services and digital growth across Latin America for Spanish and Portuguese speaking customers. The payload also supports aeronautical and maritime mobility services over the Atlantic.

1 39172U 13026A   26252.27475304 -.00000282  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 39172   0.0627 289.6872 0002380 245.7981 231.2642  1.00272447 48560

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC